The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
THE CONGRESSIONAL WAFCHMEN.
FIVE INTER STATE COMMERCE
COMMISSIONERS.
Judge Cooley Heads the List of
the Appointed.
Morrison, OF Illinois the Second Sketches OF the
Careers OF AT Eseept tire Tariff Reform
Leader.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following Inter
State Commerce Commissioners
THsNAs NJ COOLEY. of Michigan for
ternfof six years;
WILLIAM Il. MORRISON Of Illinois. five
years:
AUGUSTUS ScHooNMAKER of New
York. four years;
ALDACE r. WALKER. of Vermont.
three years:
WALTER l.. RRAGG. of Alabama. two
wears.
The fact that Coo.ey's name heads the
list does not necessarily indicate that he
will he chairman. as the Commission
must q 1T "a chairman. Following are
sketches of the public careers of the
mencomposing the Commission. except
ing Nh. Morrison. whose public services
are ~ generally known a. tn need no
I description
THOMAS VI. COOLEY.
Thonlas VI. Cooley was born AT Utica.
" y. iii 1924. studied law in that State
and removed TO Michigan in ls43. where
he has since resided. In 1851 he was
elected Compiler of the State Laws. and
in 1853 Reporter of. the Supreme Court.
In 1859 he was chosen 10y the Regents
commissioner To organize the Law De-
partment of the University of Michigan
AMI he has ever since been connected
with it. In 1864 he was elected Justice
of the Supreme Court. and was re-elect-
ed in 1869 and in lS7.. He was n0mi-
mated by the Republicans for reelection
in lS's5 and was defeated. Mr. Cooley
j. the author of numerous standard legal
works. lie was recently appointed 10y
United States Judge Gresham, Receiver
Of tine WabasI, railroad company.
ALDACE F. wALKER.
Aldace f. Walker is a Vermont law
Yer. about ~ years old. Republican in
politics. who studied law with Senator
EdmundS. served as colonel i'm the
Union army. and has since then prac-
ticed law at Rutland. In the Vermont
Senate he has taken leading part in
framing legislation to solve the railway
problem, and has given much study 10
the question.
ACGUsT SCHooNNACKFR.
August Schoonmaker. of Kingston, "
". was born in Ulster Co, y. V, sarch
%. 1929. and is a lawyer III active prac-
tice. He has always been a Demo
crat in politics. He has been County
Judge of his county. and the candi-
date of his party for Supreme Court
Judge. He was n State Senator
during Governor Tilden's term as Gov
ernor, and was one of the leaders in the
Legislature on whom Tilsien relied to
carry out his reform measures. He was
always close personal and political
friend of Tildens. Schoonmaker was
Attorney General of New York State in
1878 and 1879. In 1876 he was presented
10y the anti-Tammany delegation from
New York in the Democratic State Con
vention as their candidate for Governor
and was a delegate To the Democratic
National Convention i'm 1876, and in $3.50,
and also to the Chicago Convention in
1884. He is now a member of the Civil
Service Commission of New York State.
having been appointed by Governor
Governor Hill.
WALTER L. BRAGG.
Walter l.. Bragg was born in Alabama
in 1893, but resided in Arkansas from
1913 until 1851. He was educated at
Harvard and Cambridge law school and
practiced law in Arkansas for some
years. At the close of the war he set
tied in Alabama, and was for some
wears law partner of Senator Morgan.
He has been IA leading Democrat i'm that
State for some years. and has served as
a National delegate. Presidential Elec-
tor and a member of the Democratic
National Committee. In 1881 he was
made President of the Alabama State
Railroad Commission and served in that
position for four years. during which
time many important questions arising
between the railroads and their custom
ers We're sat's 'sfactorily adjusted.